Corsage clip



Sept. 12, '1939.

M. DE MIEESTER COR SAGE CLIP Filed March 28, 1938 INVENTOR. Maurice fie/Weestep BY m, m W W ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 12, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claim.

This invention relates to a clip and more-pap ticularly to a clip for making corsages from all types of corsage flowers.

It is the object of this invention to produce a clip formaking corsages from all types of corsage flowers without the use of wire or thread, and which facilitates and expedites the fabricating of a corsage.

It is also the object of this invention to produce a clip for fabricating a corsage of flowers which is simple in structure and operation, which securely binds the flowers together in the form of a corsage, is inconspicuous and easily concealed by the corsage flowers.

This invention also contemplates a corsage clip which can be manually applied to the flowers easily and simply in the fabrication of a corsage thereby obviating the need for any particular skill on the part of the corsage maker.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective of the clip in its original form preparatory to the fabricating of the corsage.

Fig. 2 shows the corsage fabricated and the final form into which the clip has been bent with dotted lines to illustrate a manner of bending the clip.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detail sectional views illustrating the method pursued in fabricating a corsage with the clip.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the corsage showing the clip fingers for binding the flower stems together.

Fig. 7 is a detail view showing the original position of the fingers in the dotted lines and an intermediate position of the fingers in the full lines.

As shown in the drawing the clip comprises a body portion l and a plurality of fingers 2 and3.

The fingers 2 and 3 and body portion I preferably lie in the same plane. The fingers 2 and 3 are identical in construction. The outer end 4 of each of the fingers 2 and 3 is pointed and turned upwardly at an angle of approximately 90 to the finger portions 2 and 3. The fingers 2 and 3 are preferably arranged in pairs, that is, for each finger 2 projecting outwardly from the longitudinal side of the body portion I there is a complementary finger 3 projecting outwardly from the opposite longitudinal side 6 of the body portion l. The opposed fingers 2 and 3 of each pair are offset from each other longitudinally of the body portion I. Preferably this offset should be sufficient so that when the opposed fingers 2 and 3 of each pair are bent inwardly toward each other one will clear the other.

The fingers 2 and 3 and body portion I preferably, as shown, are integrally formed by stamping from a single sheet of metal.

The clip is preferably made fromany material that is easily and preferably manually bendable such, for example, as thin sheets of the following metals and their alloys, steel, iron, aluminum, copper, or similar metals. However, the important thing is that the clip should be made from a material which can be easily and manually bent into the shape desired and which will retain this shape.

In making a corsage with this clip several different methods can be followed. For descriptive purposes there is herein illustrated one of these methods. 'With the clip in its original form, as shown in Fig. 1, stems I of several flowers are placed upon the body I between the first pair, generally designated 8, of opposed fingers 2 and '3. These stems l are preferably cut off so that they do not reach thesecond pair, generally designated 9, of opposed fingers 2 and '3. The first pair of fingers 8 are now bent upwardly from the dotted line to the full line position illustrated in Fig. '7 and then downwardly toward the stems l and the body portion 1 to the position shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The portion of the flowers extending beyond the first pair of fingers 8 are supported by the head I2. It will be noted that when the fingers of each pair are bent toward each other they are sufiiciently offset so that they clear each other and in their final bent down position the pointed ends 4 are approximately normal to the body portion l Additional flowers are now placed upon the body I so that the head of the flowers are positioned between the pairs 8 and 9 of opposed fingers and with the stems l3 positioned between the pair of fingers 9. Thereafter the fingers of the pair 9 are bent upwardly and downwardly in the same manner as described relative to pair 8 of fingers 2 and 3. This method of inserting flowers and clasping them to the body I by bending down the pairs of fingers l0 and II is continued as shown until the corsage is completed.

The number of pairs of opposed fingers 2 and 3 is optional and will depend upon the length of the corsage desired. As herein illustrated only four such pairs are shown. If, after loading pairs 8 and 9 of opposed fingers 2 and 3 with flowers, one has fabricated a corsage of sufficient size, then the body portion I can be cut wherever desired between pairs 9 and I 0 of the opposed fingers and the remaining portion of the clip, including pairs of fingers l0 and II, either discarded or used in the making of another corsage. On the other hand, if after load-- ing, for example, pairs of fingers 8, 9 and I0 With flowers and severing the stems of the flowers somewhere between pairs of fingers l0 and II, then the portion of the clip of the body I beyond pair l0 can be bent back upon itself (as indicated by the dotted lines and arrow in Fig. 2) and thereafter pair H of opposed fingers 2 and 3 bent upwardly and downwardly toward the body I over the ends of the stems.

Where more flowers are desired in a corsage than can be held by one clip, then two or more clips can be used together. In such case the end of the one clip is placed upon, and in overlapping relation with, the end of the other clip so that the one clip serves or forms an extension of the other. Thus the clips can be used in seriatum to form a corsage of any length desired.

I claim:

1. A flower clip comprising a flat body portion and one or more pairs of opposed fingers projecting outwardly from the said body portion and adapted to be bent inwardly toward each other and over the said body portion, the fingers of each pair being positioned on opposite sides of the said body portion and offset one from the other longitudinally of said body portion whereby when the said fingers are bent inwardly toward each other and over the said body portion they will clear each other.

2. A flower clip comprising a flat body portion and one or more pairs of opposed fingers projecting outwardly from the said body portion and each having its end portion bent upwardly, said fingers being adapted to be bent inwardly toward each other and over the said body portion, the said fingers of each pair being positioned on opposite sides of the said body portion and offset one from the other longitudinally of said body portion whereby when the said fingers are bent inwardly toward each other and over the said body portion they will clear each other.

3. A clip adapted for holding flowers to form a corsage comprising a body portion of thin manually bendable metal and one or more pairs of opposed fingers of manually bendable metal, each finger having its end portion bendable upwardly, one finger of each pair projecting outwardly from one longitudinal side of the said body and in the same plane and the other finger of said pair projecting outwardly from the opposite longitudinal side of the said body portion in the same plane and ofiset longitudinally from the first mentioned finger of said pair whereby when flowers are positioned upon the said body portion the said opposed fingers of each pair can be bent upwardly and inwardly toward and by each other and over the said flowers to secure the same together and to the said body portion.

4. A clip adapted for holding flowers to form a corsage comprising in combination an elongated body portion of thin manually bendable sheet metal and a plurality of pairs of opposed fingers of manually bendable sheet metal, the said pairs of fingers being spaced longitudinally of the said body portion and one end of the said body portion extending beyond one of the outer pairs of fingers to form a head for supporting portions of the flowers positioned beyond the said end pair of fingers, one finger of each pair projecting outwardly from one longitudinal side of the said body and the other finger of said pair projecting outwardly from the opposite longitudinal side of the said body portion and ofiset longitudinally from the first mentioned finger of said pair whereby when flowers are positioned upon the said body portion the said opposed fingers of each pair can be bent upwardly and inwardly toward each other and over the said flowers to secure the same together and to the said body portion.

MAURICE DE M'EESTER. 

